best overtures- Page 2

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 2:40pm

I've always liked Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, and Seussical. :)

[leap_of_moo]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 2:44pm

The overatures from Candide, Man of La Mancha, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels are some of my favourites.

[Sant]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 4:06pm

I think the best overtures are (in no particular order):

CATS

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

CHICAGO

SUNSET BOULEVARD

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

MY FAIR LADY

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 4:47pm

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Mamma Mia
Tommy
All Shook Up
The Producers
Gypsy
Candide
On the Twentieth Century
My Fair Lady
Spamalot
Light in the Piazza
Crazy for You
Of Thee I Sing
Funny Girl
Kismet
Jubilee
Bye Bye Birdie
My Favorite Year
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Big River
Chicago
Little Women: The Musical
Prodigal
Seussical
She Loves Me
The Full Monty
Urinetown
Wonderful Town

[BNN]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 4:48pm

In order:

Bye Bye Birdie
West Side Story
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Sweet Charity
and Wicked

[bwayboi4life42]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 4:58pm

My top three are:

High Spirits
Funny Girl
My Fair Lady

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 5:19pm

I agree with Cats, it does have an incredible overture.

[LorelaiGilmore]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 6:00pm

I'm probably missing a ton, considering the fact that i only have four on the list, but Piazza, Chicago, Candide and DRS

[C is for Company]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 6:12pm

Candide
Urinetown
Light in the Piazza
The Color Purple
West Side Story
Chicago
Merrily We Roll Along

These are no particular order, I just admire them so much, they, for the mostpart, sound brilliant

Updated On: 3/26/06 at 06:12 PM

[MarkCohen]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 7:08pm

How has no one mentioned A Little Night Music yet?

[children&art]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 8:27pm

oh yeah Candide, durh

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 8:29pm

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Gypsy
Wonderful Town
Chicago
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Phantom of the Opera
Sweet Charity
The Producers
Spamalot
Little Women

Doesn't count, but: Cabaret Enrt'acte

I usually like overtures, rarely there is one I don't like at all.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 8:54pm

"Gypsy" is surely the greatest overture ever written, "Camelot" is the most memorable and any of the overtures for the classic Rodgers and Hart shows by Hans Spialek ("On Your Toes" "Babes in Arms" "Pal Joey") are wonderous but my vote is for one of the most pioneering, trendsetting overtures. In an age when EVERY show had a five minute overture, (which BTW was mainly to force the audiece into their seats from the lobby and street as if to say "hey, the show really is starting" and yes, people DID walk in during the overture) "Brigadoon" gets the job done - sets the mood, identifies the location and revs up the audience in a mere one page overture (I assume 96 to 128 bars). Then 48 brief bars of vocal voice-over and straight into the exposition scene. Amazing and daring for its time.

[billygoatgirl300]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 10:08pm

Gypsy
Candide
Wonderful Town
Sweet Charity
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Light in the Piazza

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 10:26pm

Gypsy for me! I also love Phantom!

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 10:42pm

Without a doubt, Les Mis.

[brad3]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 10:46pm

Mamma Mia!

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 11:19pm

chicago
dirty rotten scoundrels
millie
how to succeed (revival)

[kjklo]

Posted: 3/25/06 at 11:57pm

Funny Girl and King And I ain't bad either.:)

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 12:26am

I enjoy the overtures of most of R&H's plays: Sound of Music, King & I, Carousel, South Pacific, & Flower Drum Song. My Fair Lady and West Side Story also have great overtures. For the more recent plays, I'd vote for Les Mis and Miss Saigon.

[bundy5000]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:44am

Mamma Mia as well, its Entra'cte is great as well

[kooky]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:49am

For me - - - - GYPSY - - - and, LA CAGE - - -

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:51am

High Spirits
Any Jule Styne
Any Jerry Herman

[Colle]

Posted: 3/27/06 at 9:02am

My favorite overturnes are:
"Miss Saigon"
"Les Miserables," even though it is short for an overturn, I like it because it is powerful.
The "Cats" overture is pretty good too.